[Am-info] Roll-your-own categories. - no longer [OT]

[Sujal Shah]

On Mon, 2002-03-04 at 14:00, Erick Andrews wrote:
[SNIP]
> 
> I fundamentally do not disagree with you.  I was of the impression we
> we teasing out building your own v. buying a naked Walmart one, as
> the topic shifted a bit.  
> 
> Buying a naked Walmart one still requires installing beaucoup software,

Ah, ok.  That makes more sense (and might actually be on topic ;-).

I agree with the sentence above.  This is definitely "build-your-own"
for the lazy crowd (i.e. people like me).  My last non-laptop purchase
was from Penguin Computing, a linux OEM.  I only bought the PC from them
because all the bits came Linux certified.  That's all I cared about. 
Software installation is an overrated problem.  Installing Linux is
easy, especially from the $25 boxed sets that are available (even less
if you don't want manuals and such).  Most of the modern distributions
include EVERYTHING (and then some), so I don't think it's as big a
problem for Linux users.  I wouldn't know about other OSes first hand,
though there has been a lot of scrounging/searching/purchasing and even
writing of software for my iBook.

I think the speculation on this list is on target, if broad.  It's
probably aimed at people who want to avoid the Microsoft tax or want to
recycle an old copy of Windows.

I, too, would really like to know what Wal-Mart is thinking.

Sujal

> a task that entails a lot more time and effort than mounting a couple of 
> drives, hooking up some cables, and screwing the lid down on the box, 
> less the acquisition of the components of course.  We both seem to agree
> that that effort a may be the real difference for many.
> 
> They are both *sans* OS...DIY or nakedly complete.
> 
> I would love to see Walmart's marketing plan.
> 
> -- 
> Erick Andrews
> 
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